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Keeping up: Bangs grad Newton earns win in HBU's 12-inning victory

Marc David, Special to the Abilene Reporter-News
Published 6:18 p.m. CT May 30, 2018

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Houston Baptist reliever J.T. Newton throws a pitch in the ninth inning against ACU in the Huskies' 23-20 victory on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Crutcher Scott Field. The Bangs grad was the Southland Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year last season as a sophomore with the Huskies.(Photo: Joey D. Richards/Abilene Reporter-News)Buy Photo

JT Newton – Former Bangs player, a junior at Houston Baptist, pitched 6⅓ scoreless innings and earned a win and save as the Huskies went 3-2.

Caleb Freeman – Former Cooper player, a sophomore at Texas Tech, pitched one inning allowing two runs and had one strikeout as the No. 11 Red Raiders went 1-2.

Cole Townsend – Former Wylie player, a redshirt senior at Arkansas-Little Rock, pitched 1⅔ innings allowing four earned runs with three strikeouts as the Trojans went 0-2.

SOFTBALL

Heather Reatherford – Former Breckenridge player, a sophomore at Angelo State, appeared as a pinch runner as the Rambelles went 1-2 in the NCAA Division II World Series. In 12 at-bats this season, Reatherford hit .333 with nine runs and five RBIs.

TRACK AND FIELD

Mason Myrick – Former Stanton athlete, a senior at Angelo State, was ninth in the discus with a toss of 171-3 at the NCAA Division II Championships.

Kami Norton – Former Albany athlete, a senior at Angelo State, won the heptathlon with 5,336 points, was 14th in the 100 hurdles in 14.22, 15th in the 400 hurdles in 1:01.21 and fourth in the long jump at 20-3 at the NCAA Division II Championships.